Archive - Our Long Walk

Science, outsourced

How AI will make South Africa's science funding model obsolete

Mar 17 •

VAT’s on the menu?

The hidden cost of staggered VAT increases

Mar 14 •

What if borders were never meant to last?

EPISODE 9: Jonathan and I speak to Elias Papaioannou about how history, religion, geography, politics and borders continue to shape Africa’s economic…

Mar 11 •

55:28

Africa and the new world order

When the rules are changing, will Africa rewrite them or let others decide its fate?

Mar 10 •

Write what you like

The Our Long Walk Essay Competition

Mar 7 •

Property rights are endogenous

The land reform we need won’t come from government

Mar 3 •

February 2025

Clickbait economics

Why the Competition Commission’s plan to make Google pay for news gets the digital economy all wrong

Feb 28 •

There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs

Feb 24 •

The president's advisors and what they believe

Expect 'industrial policy' to echo in his ears

Feb 21 •

Why did we stop roaming?

EPISODE 8: Jonathan and I speak to Ola Olsson about the economics of prehistory, the environmental roots of state formation and what ancient Egypt can…

Feb 18 •

50:22

How to make Cape Town more affordable

Build, baby, build

Feb 17 •

South Africa's fading relevance

The sooner South Africa confronts its economic stagnation, the sooner it will be able to shape its own destiny

Feb 14 •

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